{"id":298216,"date":"2026-02-24T16:43:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/?p=298216"},"modified":"2026-02-24T16:43:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:43:35","slug":"activists-move-to-halt-auction-of-50-city-of-cape-town-properties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/activists-move-to-halt-auction-of-50-city-of-cape-town-properties\/","title":{"rendered":"Activists move to halt auction of 50 City of Cape Town properties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Oedasoa Cochoqua Royal Kingdom, a Khoi-San group, and a collective of land activists have filed an urgent application in the Western Cape High Court to halt the planned auction of 50 City of Cape Town properties, including the Good Hope Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of residents, including Khoi-San community members and political party representatives, gathered outside the Good Hope Centre this morning to protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City plans to release about 50 other municipal properties, totalling roughly 282,000m\u00b2, to \u201cunlock economic potential, attract private investment, and create jobs, while preserving key heritage elements\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The auction process will be overseen by Claremart Group on Thursday 26 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Joseph Noel, Senior High Commissioner of the Royal Kingdom, the group owns a vast tract of land across the Western and Northern Cape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The land includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/good-hope-centre-redevelopment-set-to-unlock-jobs-and-inner-city-growth\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/good-hope-centre-redevelopment-set-to-unlock-jobs-and-inner-city-growth\/\">Good Hope Centre<\/a> site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joseph said the disposal of land within ancestral territory without structured Indigenous engagement raises serious constitutional concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have any information that the City purchased the land. According to us that is ancestral land of the Khoi-Khoi people. That pocket of land is our land; it\u2019s in our tribal areas where our smaller clans stay. We have decided to take back the land.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joseph claimed they informed the City of their intention to engage and expressed a willingness to find a resolution. But he claims this has fallen on deaf ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have decided if that is their attitude then we will go to court to get an interdict. 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